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accession number:	1980.289
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Construction of an Elevated Railway:  Bridge over the Cours de Vincennes, 1888. Paul Désiré Trouillebert (French, 1829–1900). Oil on fabric; unframed: 38.2 x 56 cm (15 1/16 x 22 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.289

title:				Construction of an Elevated Railway:  Bridge over the Cours de Vincennes
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creation date:			1888
creation date earliest:		1888
creation date latest:		1888
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creditline:			Bequest of Noah L. Butkin
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	oil on fabric
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Paul Désiré Trouillebert (French, 1829–1900)  - artist
Paul Désiré Trouillebert, a student of Ernest Hébert (1817-1908) and Charles-François Jalabert (1819-1901), made his debut at the Salon of 1865, exhibiting a portrait. He continued to paint portraits until about 1881, when he started to concentrate on landscapes. He received some attention when one of his paintings in the collection of the writer Alexandre Dumas was sold as a work by Corot (q.v.). Trouillebert painted a wide variety of subjects, including genre scenes, portraits, nudes, and landscapes.
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measurements: Unframed: 38.2 x 56 cm (15 1/16 x 22 1/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed lower left: Trouillebert

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1980
	opening date:   1981-06-24T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1980</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Edme Piot [1828-1909], Paris, by descent to his family
	date: 1888-1909
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			* <div><!--block-->In need of money to purchase a house in Candes, Trouillebert offered his services in 1888 to an acquaintance, Edme Piot, a public works contractor in Paris and later, senator of the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.&nbsp; Piot was in charge of the elevation of the railroad encircling Paris, and he commissioned five paintings from Trouillebert, including the Cleveland picture, that depict the contruction work.</div>
			
			
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	Descendents of Edme Piot
	date: 1909-
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	(Galerie J. F. Heim, Paris, sold to Noah and Muriel Butkin
	date: Until 1977
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			* <div><!--block-->The sale to the Butkins was brokered by Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich.</div>
			
			
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	Noah and Muriel Butkin, Cleveland, OH, bequeathed to the Cleveland Museum of Art as a result of disclaimer by Muriel S. Butkin
	date: Until 1980
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
	date: 1980-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	d'Argencourt, Louise, Roger Diederen, and Alisa Luxenberg. <em>European Paintings of the 19th Century</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999.
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	Angelika Livie, email to Victoria Sears Goldman, Jan. 9, 2015, in CMA curatorial file
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	Estate of Noah L. Butkin, Bequests to Cleveland Museum of Art as a result of disclaimer by Murel S. Butkin. Estates, Gifts, and Funds, Series 1, Box 2:14. Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1980.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 68, no. 6 (June 1981): 163–219.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 213, no. 73
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159730

	Argencourt, Louise d', and Roger Diederen. <em>Catalogue of Paintings</em>. <em>Pt. 4. European Paintings of the 19th Century</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 603-604, Vol. II, no. 212
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